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Astronomy Cast Ep. 512: Direct Imaging of Exoplanets
Carnival of Space #594
The SpaceX Starhopper has Three Raptor Engines on the Bottom
Over the holidays, a number of shutterbugs took pictures of the evolving architecture of SpaceX's Starship hopper.
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China's Chang'e-4 Lands on the Far Side of the Moon
China's Chang'e-4 mission made history on Jan. 2nd when it became the first mission to land on the "dark side" of the Moon.
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Weekly Space Hangout: Jan 2, 2019- News Roundup
The Eridanus Constellation
Located in the southern skies is the Eridanus constellation, one of the original 48 catalogued by Ptolemy and one of the 88 modern IAU constellations.
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Juno Saw One of Io's Volcanoes Erupting During its Recent Flyby
NASA's Juno mission recently acquired some stunning photographs of Io before it plunged into Jupiter's shadow.
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See a Simulation of the Moon for Every Day in 2019
The Pictures are Here! New Horizons Close Up View of 2014 MU69
The New Horizon's probe made its historic rendezvous with Ultima Thule on New Years and captured these detailed images of the object.
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India is Going to be Sending Three People to Space in Three Years
The government of India recently announced that it will be sending a crew of three to space in 2022, and for the low price of $1.4 billion
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Quadrantid Meteors Kickoff a Busy January 2019
Happy New Year! The beginning of the first month of the year is always a busy one for astronomy, and January 2019 is no different, as the Earth reaches perihelion, the Quadrantid meteors peak, and a partial solar eclipse crosses the Pacific... all this week.
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Carnival of Space #592-3
Astronomy Cast Ep. 511: Predictions for 2019
Prototype Version of the SpaceX Starship with a Stainless Steel Skin is Under Construction
Elon Musk recently provided updates on the mini-Starship prototype that will making a test flight next year, including the fact that it will be built from a stainless steel alloy.
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A Guide to Hunting Zombie Stars
Messier 75 - the NGC 6864 Globular Cluster
Located on the other side of the galaxy, near the southern constellation of Sagittarius, is the globular cluster known as Messier 75
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Russian Cosmonaut says that the Hole in the ISS was Drilled From the Inside
According to statements from cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev, the hole found in the ISS was drilled from the inside and the cause remains unknown.
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NASA's Technosignatures Report is Out. Every Way to Find Evidence of an Intelligent Civilization
NASA's final report from their Technosignature Workshop is now out and addresses all the ways in which humanity is looking for evidence of extra-terrestrial civilizations.
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Something Twice the Size of Earth Slammed into Uranus and Knocked it Over on its Side
